A new study analyzed the nanoscale chemistry of the Blechnum orientale fern, which can form tiny crystals of monazite within ...

Scientists have just discovered an incredible superpower hidden away in the tissues of the fern Blechnum orientale, a plant ...

High levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide intensify climate change, but high carbon dioxide levels can also stimulate plant ...

If you’re looking for a way to celebrate Earth Day this year, consider buying some plants for your house. Not only are they good for the environment, but they can actually aid in improving your mental ...

Moss spores survived nine months outside the space station, revealing surprising strength and new clues about life in space.

High-value minerals can be recovered while 'remediating polluted soil and restoring the ecology of rare earth tailings', ...

Earth plants could thrive under the light of an alien sun, according to a recent experiment. A team of astrobiologists planted garden cress seeds and cultured dishes of photosynthetic bacteria under ...

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Throughout most of Earth's geological history, its paleoclimate has remained hospitable to life—largely thanks to continental silicate weathering, which acts as a long-term planetary thermostat. A ...

Nearly 1,250 middle and high school students from 71 schools around the world joined Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden for ...

The Pentagon-backed, RTP startup plans to expand its production of rare-earth magnets with a new plant near Benson, state ...

The new EPiC (Engineered Plants in Culture) project at UC Davis will explore technology for growing plants and plant tissues in bioreactors with minimal use of resources. The technology could be used ...